Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 2.2 times more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR256.44
|
$14.00
FCFA8,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR231.95
|
$8.94
FCFA5,438
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.80
|
$2.09
FCFA1,275
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.48
|
$1.50
FCFA912
|
|
pay 79.9% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR27.05
|
$1.53
FCFA934
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR217.19
|
$4.61
FCFA2,807
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR227.61
|
$7.14
FCFA4,348
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.90
|
$3.52
FCFA2,142
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR113.26
|
$2.22
FCFA1,348
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.29
|
$1.44
FCFA875
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.58
|
$1.03
FCFA625
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
$2.29
FCFA1,391
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.80
|
$1.31
FCFA796
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.82
|
$1.33
FCFA807
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.85
|
$1.29
FCFA787
|
|
pay 8.6% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR259.07
|
$5.17
FCFA3,143
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,368.09
|
$21.74
FCFA13,230
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,398,614.72
|
$28,585.40
FCFA17,396,048
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR885.50
|
$20.24
FCFA12,317
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,371.11
|
$156.50
FCFA95,240
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,807.87
|
$1,030.70
FCFA627,248
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,694.58
|
$381.29
FCFA232,038
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,427.49
|
$456.95
FCFA278,085
|
|
pay 35.2% more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,077.11
|
$214.14
FCFA130,321
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR180,522.98
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,103,677
|
|
pay 54.4% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.91
|
$2.85
FCFA1,735
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR104.11
|
$4.18
FCFA2,545
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR266.01
|
$3.50
FCFA2,130
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,681.37
|
$75.25
FCFA45,794
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR250.77
|
$10.00
FCFA6,086
|
|
pay 12.3% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,031.94
|
$35.42
FCFA21,553
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,648.75
|
$35.56
FCFA21,638
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,455.51
|
$92.22
FCFA56,123
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,855.38
|
$90.00
FCFA54,771
|
|
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